FORT HOPE, Ont. – Nishnawbe Aski police say they’re investigating the death of a young boy on a First Nation approximately 385 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ont.
They say four-year-old Issac Waboose was struck by a vehicle while walking on Sunday evening in Eabametoong First Nation.
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He was taken to the local nursing station where he died of his injuries.
A post mortem is scheduled for Tuesday in Toronto.
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Nishnawbe Aski police and provincial police traffic collision investigators are probing the collision.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police.
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